Dilip Kumar Discharged From Lilavati Hospital

21/04/2016 2:11 PM IST
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15/07/2016 8:26 AM IST

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MUMBAI, INDIA - DECEMBER 11: Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar kissed by his wife, actress Saira Banu as he steps out of Lilavati Hospital to leave for his home on his 92nd birthday on December 11, 2014 in Mumbai, India. He was admitted last week for a chest infection. (Photo by Vijayanand Gupta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

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MUMBAI -- Veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, who was hospitalised for nearly a week due to respiratory problems, was discharged today.

Kumar was admitted to the Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra on 15 April because of high fever, chest infection and respiratory issues.

Kumar, whose real name is Mohammad Yusuf Khan, has featured in several hit films during his six-decade long career such as Madhumati (1958), Devdas (1955), Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Ganga Jamuna (1961), Ram Aur Shyam (1967), Karma (1986) and others. He was last seen onscreen in the film Qila in 1998.

He was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award in 1994 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015.